Fast and efficient: Postnatal growth and energy expenditure in an Arctic-breeding waterbird, the Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)

Agriculture & Biology

• Gavia 100%
• water birds 71%
• energy expenditure 63%
• Arctic region 61%
• chicks 46%
• breeding 35%
• energy requirements 16%
• energy content 11%
• metabolizable energy 11%
• prediction 7%
• energy 6%
• aquatic environment 5%
• fledglings 5%
• food availability 5%
• energy metabolism 5%
• growth performance 4%
• environmental factors 3%
• duration 3%
• diet 2%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• expenditure 59%
• breeding 58%
• body mass 32%
• energy 28%
• fledging 7%
• food availability 5%
• energy demand 5%
• prediction 4%
• aquatic environment 4%
• diet 4%
• logistics 4%
• metabolism 4%
• environmental conditions 3%
• cold 3%
• food 3%
• rate 1%
• effect 1%